# 115-hr-5643: Jobs, Not Waste Act

115-hr-5643, Jobs, Not Waste Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5643
- Congress: 115
- Title: Jobs, Not Waste Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2018-04-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Jobs, Not Waste Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.)

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7031: Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7025: IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act
- 115-hr-6953: GIRLS Act
- 115-hr-6876: Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6869: Violence Against Women Veterans Act
- 115-hr-6805: Pregnant Women in Custody Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5643 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5643)

## Related
- [115-hr-7031: Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7031)
- [115-hr-7025: IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7025)
- [115-hr-6953: GIRLS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6953)
- [115-hr-6876: Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6876)
- [115-hr-6869: Violence Against Women Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6869)
- [115-hr-6805: Pregnant Women in Custody Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6805)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5643 (as of 2025-11-18).